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Basic information
Antaresia maculosa
Cape York Spotted Python [peninsularis]
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyPythons
GenusChildren's pythons
- Czech name
- Krajta skvrnitá
- English name
- Cape York Spotted Python [peninsularis]
- Alternative names
- Eastern Children's Python, Eastern Childrens Python, Eastern Small-blotched Python, Fleckenpython, Gefleckter Zwergpython, Mottled Python, Spotted Python
- Synonyms
- Antaresia maculosa brentonoloughlini, Liasis maculosus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,259 mm
- SVL
- max 1,154 mm
- Body mass
- max 549.5 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~15.1 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 240 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 10–20 individuals
- Egg length
- ~38 mm
- Egg width
- ~24 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 679RT · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 11066 · dryad-v5